A 16-year-old boy was arrested over the weekend in connection with a string of armed robberies in an area of Uptown, New Orleans police said.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested over the weekend in connection with a string of armed robberies in an area of Uptown, New Orleans police said.

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Updated: 5:28 PM CDT Sep 28, 2015

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WEBVTT HUTSON'S FIRING WOULD HAVE TO BEAPPROVED BY THE CITY'S ETHICSREVIEW BOARD.A TEENAGER IS BEHIND BARS AFTERPOLICE SAY HE'S RESPONSIBLE FORA STRING OF ARMED ROBBERIESUPTOWN.WDSU REPORTER CASEY FERRAND HASHOW POLICE CAUGHT HIM.CASEY: POLICE SAY THEY'VECONNECTED ONE 16-YEAR-OLD TOFIVE DIFFERENT UPTOWN ARMEDROBBERIES THIS MONTH.THE CHIEF SAYS HIS OFFICERS WEREAGGRESSIVE IN TRACKING DOWN THISSUSPECT.POLICE ARRESTED THE TEEN NEARCHESTNUT AND GENERAL PERSHINGAROUND 10:00 FRIDAY NIGHT.CHIEF MICHAEL HARRISON SAYS WEREPROACTIVELY PATROLLING THE AREATO LOCATE THE SUSPECT.SECOND DISTRICT OFFICER EVERETTEROUTE SAW A MAN WHO FIT THEDESCTIPTION OF THE SUSPECTRIDING A BIKE.THE OFFICER WAS DRIVING A MARKEDUNIT, AND BEGAN FOLLOWING THESUSPECT AND TRIED TO STOP HIM,BUT HE TOOK OFF DOWN A SIDESTREET.TWO SIXTH DISTRICT DETECTIVESCAUGHT UP TO THE TEEN ANDARRESTED HIM.HE WAS CARRYING A REVOLVER, ANDA SEARCH OF HIS HOME 3600 BLOCKOF EARHART BOULEVARD TURNED UPENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONNECT HIMTO FIVE REBORTED ROBBERIES THISMONTH.OUR DETECTIVES FOUND FIVESMARTPHONES, CLOTHING DESCRIBEDBY THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMEDROBBERY, AND A RIFLEINSIDE ASMALL CARRYING CASE.BASED ON THOSE FACTS, AND THEEVIDENCE UNCOVERED, WE HAVECONNECTED THIS TEENAGER WITHFIVE SEPARATE ARMED ROBBERIES,REPORTED UPTOWN SINCE SEPTEMBER5 TO SEPTEMBER 25.CASEY: THE INVESTIGATORS AREWORKING TO FIND OUT IF THE TEENIS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF

NOPD: Teenager arrested in string of recent Uptown armed robberies

A 16-year-old boy was arrested over the weekend in connection with a string of armed robberies in an area of Uptown, New Orleans police said.